Home detention request granted
Home detention request granted
Learning challenges caused by dyslexia may have contributed to a Queenstown man’s drug addiction and subsequent offending, a judge says.
Guy Williams
Course sets offenders on the right track
Course sets offenders on the right track
A pilot programme for a confronting course aimed at changing the attitudes of young or recidivist driving offenders starts in Queenstown tomorrow.
Man avoids conviction after making intimate video
Man avoids conviction after making intimate video
A Queenstown man who made an intimate video recording of a Queenstown sex worker without her consent has been granted a discharge without conviction.
Man avoids conviction after making intimate video
Man avoids conviction after making intimate video
A Queenstown man who made an intimate video recording of a Queenstown sex worker without her consent has been granted a discharge without conviction.
Repeat drink-driver tried to evade police after being seen speeding
Repeat drink-driver tried to evade police after being seen speeding
A recidivist drink-driver who attempted to evade police after being seen speeding in Queenstown has avoided prison.
Domestic violence conviction rates climb
Domestic violence conviction rates climb
The number of convictions for domestic violence offences in the Queenstown Lakes increased by more than 80% between 2018 and last year.
'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'
Fatal helicopter crash: 'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'
The triple-fatal crash of a helicopter near Wanaka Airport in 2018 continues to have a "devastating" impact, the son of one of the men killed says.
DJ ordered to pay reparation after pushing man from stage
DJ ordered to pay reparation after pushing man from stage
A Queenstown DJ who seriously injured a man by pushing him off a stage has been sentenced to community work and ordered to pay reparation.
'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'
'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'
The triple-fatal crash of a helicopter near Wanaka Airport in 2018 continues to have a "devastating" impact, the son of one of the men killed says.
Woman ‘addicted’ to theft: judge
Woman ‘addicted’ to theft: judge
A former Queenstown woman’s addiction to thievery was driven by her methamphetamine addiction, a court has heard.
The impacts of rezoning land use
The impacts of rezoning land use
A proposal to rezone a triangle of land at the doorstep of the historic township of Arrowtown went under the microscope at a two-day hearing this week.
US ski team member avoids conviction
US ski team member avoids conviction
A United States freestyle ski team member has avoided conviction after a drunken escapade in Queenstown.
Home D for 3-month crime spree
Home D for 3-month crime spree
An Invercargill man has received a home detention sentence for a three-month crime spree that culminated in a brazen daytime theft from a Queenstown sports store.
Developer loses $14m damages claim
Queenstown developer loses $14m damages claim
A High Court judge has thrown out a $14 million claim for damages by a Queenstown property developer against a Speargrass Flat couple, calling the proceedings a "misuse of the court’s process".
Legal action taken against apartment owner
Legal action taken against apartment owner
The fallout from Queenstown’s leaky Oaks Shores complex continues, with its body corporate taking legal action against an apartment owner who has refused to pay his share of remediation costs.
Use of force against teen disturbing: judge
Use of force against teen disturbing: judge
A Cromwell man who forced a 15-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him nearly eight years ago has been sentenced to home detention.
Wanaka man convicted of second poaching charge
Wanaka man convicted of second poaching charge
A Wanaka man has been caught poaching on a Central Otago farm for the second time in six years.
Home detention for forcing girl into sex act
Home detention for forcing girl into sex act
A Cromwell man who forced a 15-year-old girl to perform a sex act him nearly eight years ago has been sentenced to home detention.
Coroner's finding into death of Dunedin man
Coroner's finding into death of Dunedin man
A Dunedin fisherman who drowned near Glenorchy in 2020 lost his footing while crossing a river mouth, a coroner says.
Choppers on list ‘without factual cause’
Choppers on list ‘without factual cause’
A coroner’s findings into a helicopter accident near Queenstown in 2015 has brought the safety of Robinson helicopters back into the spotlight.